Microsoft Azure vs EmpirioLabs
As of , EmpirioLabs lists the lower on-demand rate on 7 of the 7 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs EmpirioLabs $8.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $2.60 (25%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  EmpirioLabs | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $8.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.60 (25%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA H100 NVL median $4.07 · 8 providers · lowest Massed Compute $2.92 | $6.98 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $4.20 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.78 (40%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.50 (27%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.97 (54%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.41 (41%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA V100 median $0.83 · 13 providers · lowest Verda $0.24 | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.35 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.71 (89%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA T4 median $0.55 · 19 providers · lowest immers.cloud $0.24 | $0.53 northcentralus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.45 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.08 (14%) | EmpirioLabs |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | EmpirioLabs |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 NVL | $1.29 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | — |
| NVIDIA V100 | $0.57 captured | — |
| NVIDIA T4 | $0.07 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and EmpirioLabs, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs EmpirioLabs $8.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $2.60 (25%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 NVL: Microsoft Azure $6.98 (eastus) vs EmpirioLabs $4.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $2.78 (40%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs EmpirioLabs $4.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $1.50 (27%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs EmpirioLabs $1.70 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $1.97 (54%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs EmpirioLabs $1.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $1.41 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs EmpirioLabs $0.35 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $2.71 (89%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA T4: Microsoft Azure $0.53 (northcentralus) vs EmpirioLabs $0.45 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.08 (14%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
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